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Digital Youth leaders
The Digital Youth Leaders, an international forum co-organized by the Saint Joseph University of Beirut and Rethinking Lebanon, aims at shedding light on the importance of digital youth leaders in rethinking and reshaping the future of Lebanon and the world.
The first 2023 edition gathered more than 700 participants physically and thousands remotely through Zoom and Metaverse. You can check the recap on Digital Youth Leaders International Conference
In the 2024 edition, national and international speakers will have exciting discussions on new technologies such as AI, fintech, robotics, cybersecurity, and many others, and how their exponential evolution is paving the way for the 5th industrial revolution. The forum focuses on the main infrastructural, educational, and economic challenges facing the adoption of these technologies, highlighting the role of youth in transforming technology into a productive industry.
Digital Youth Leaders will bring together all the stakeholders such as technology providers, industries, academia, and most importantly students.
The Digital Youth Leaders International Forum stands as a symbol of youth resilience in the face of adversity, it will be held at Jean Ducruet Auditorium, CST campus, Mar Roukos - Dekwaneh on December 2, 2024. However, you can tune in to our live stream on Zoom or dive into our immersive metaverse experience.
Program
9:00 am - 9:30 am
Registration
9:30 am - 10:00 am
Inauguration Session
Master of Ceremony: Juliana El Rayess, Lecturer & Researcher, CCE Program at ESIB, USJ
- Jihad El Hokayem, President of Rethinking Lebanon
- Wassim Raphael, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering & Architechture at USJ
- Salim Daccache, s.j - Rector of Saint Joseph University of Beirut, USJ
10:00 am - 10:20 am
Keynote Speaker: Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare
Alejandro Espaillat, American Board Certified in Ophthalmology.
Fellow, American College of Surgeons.
Author: "Revolutionizing Ophthalmology - The Integration of AI Algorithms"
10:20 am - 11:20 am
First Panel: The Role of AI and Disruptive Technologies in Rethinking the Future
Moderator: Chantale Hajjar, Associate professor, CCE program coordinator at ESIB, USJ
- Imad Elhajj,Professor & Associate Dean at AUB
- Jad Bitar, Senior Managing Director & Senior Partner at BCG
- Elie Zeidan, Managing Partner at Potech
- Hayssam Serhan, Chief of AI and Innovation at Exeo
11:20 am - 11:50 am
Networking Break
11:50 am - 12:50 pm
Second Panel: Entrepreneurship and Innovation in the AI era
Moderator: Julien Fares, Assistant Professor at LAU, Board Member at Rethinking Lebanon
- Tony Feghali, Business Coach & Education Consultant
- Manal Jalloul, Founder & CEO AI Lab, Certified Trainer & University Ambassador at NVIDIA
- Elie Hajjar, Co-founder & CEO of Inovise
01:00 pm - 02:00 pm
Technical Workshops in Breakout Sessions
Workshop 1:
No internship, no panic: 7 alternatives to a software engineering internship | Fadi Boulos
Workshop 2:
Cloud and DevOps Principles in the IoT Sector | Carine Cheaito
Venue
Virtual Tour
register
Metaverse QR Code
Follow the live stream on Zoom
Meeting ID: 821 4857 7199
Passcode: 638355
